United States Sixth Circuit

Under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a court does not "coerce" a party into a voluntary dismissal by expressing a view about the law to her counsel, inviting counsel to convince the court otherwise, and then suggesting that one course of action is likely to be more promising than another.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/05/2001
• Published 10/05/2001

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  COHN, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles Stanford West (briefed), Williamson, WV, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne A. Chestnut (briefed), Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Lexington, KY, for Defendants-Appellees.